# NTSB MIA74DKJ51: Cessna 180, N9377T, Elberta, AL, April 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Elberta, AL · ELBERTA, AL
- Location: 30.3736° N, 87.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elberta, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3736&lon=-87.5959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2888  74/4/21    ELBERTA,ALA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1653
        TIME - 1730                    N9377T              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORAK FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELBERTA,ALA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DESCENDED FROM 9500FT,CARB HEAT ON.LNDD IN PLOWED CORN FLD ON ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9377T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9377T-2007-02-07), registration cancelled 2007-02-07, S/N 50877, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Horak Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740421018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421018389A), Apr 21, 1974: Cessna 180C, Elberta, AL, Minor damage. Plt descended from 9500FT,carb heat on. Lndd in plowed corn fld on arpt.

## Other investigations on N9377T (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA253), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 180 (N9377T), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE AND ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE LACK OF RECENT TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
- [NTSB IAD76DLT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLT11), Jun 5, 1976: Cessna 180 (N9377T), Covington, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DKJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ27), Sep 23, 1972: Cessna 180 (N9377T), Elberta, AL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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